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The Central Government levies a fee for the use of a four or more lane section of National Highway Number-52 in Rajasthan and authorizes the National Highways Authority of India to collect it, superseding previous notifications.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 176(E) dated 12th January, 2026, has levied a fee for the use of a four or more lane section of National Highway Number-52 (formerly NH-12) from Deoli at Design Km. 0.000 (Existing Km. 167.624) to Kota Bypass Junction at Design Km. 82.810 (Existing Km. 250.434) in Rajasthan. This action is taken under Section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with Rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008, and supersedes notification 365 (E) dated 14.02.2013. The National Highways Authority of India is authorized to collect this fee. The notification references S.O. 1035(E) dated 7th May 2010, issued under Section 11 of the National Highway Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), which entrusted the stretch from Km 18.700 to Km 165.000 to the Authority. The fee is based on a base rate per kilometer for the base year 2007-08, ranging from Rs. 0.65 for cars to Rs. 4.20 for oversized vehicles. The fee applies to a net road section length of 57.625 km, an equivalent structure length of 21.36 km (converted from 2.136 km actual length of structures over 60m), and one and a half times the base rate for bypasses totaling 23.049 km costing rupees ten crore or more, specifically Hindoli (2.967 km, Rs. 10.30 crore), Bundi (4.718 km, Rs. 55.90 crore), and Kota (15.364 km, Rs. 55.87 crore) bypasses. A monthly pass for non-commercial vehicles residing within 20 km of the Fee Plaza at Km. 14.900 near Kishorepura Village, Bundi district, Rajasthan, is Rs. 340.00 for 2025-26. Discounts are provided for multiple journeys and commercial vehicles registered in the district where the fee plaza falls (50% if no alternative road is available). Overloaded vehicles are liable to pay a fee as per sub-rule 1A of rule 10 and cannot use the highway until excess load is removed. Fee rates are to be displayed as per rule 12, and actual fees will be calculated and revised annually by the Authority as per rule 5, published in English and vernacular newspapers. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 1052.16 crore. The notification is signed by Chetna Nand Singh, Jt. Secy.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-15012026-269349 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No.166] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026/PAUSHA 23, 1947 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] 3 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th January, 2026 S.O. 176(E).-Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number S.O. 1035(E) dated 7st May 2010 issued under Section 11 of the National Highway Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988), the Central Government has entrusted the stretch from kilometer 18.700 to Km 165.000 to Junction of Kota Bypass on NH-76 of Jaipur - Tonk - Deoli -Kota Section of National Highway No. 12 (New NH- 52) in the State of Rajasthan to the National Highways Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the "Authority"); Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), read with rule 3 of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as the "rules") and in supersession to the notifications published vide 365 (E) dated 14.02.2013, the Central Government hereby levies the fee at the rate specified in column (2) of the Table 1 for net road section length of 57.625 km [Table - 2] and for equivalent structure length (having length more than 60m) of 21.36 km (having length of 2.136 km) [Table -4] and at one and half times the base rate for bypasses having length of 23.049 km costing rupees ten crore or more on the type of vehicles specified in column (1) of the [Table 3] below of for use of four or more lane Deoli at Design Km. 0.000 ( exiting Km. 167.624) to Kota Bypass Junction of National Highway Number-52 at Design Km. 82.810 (Existing Km. 250.434) and in the State of Rajasthan and Authorizes the Authority to collect, either through its officials or through a contractor, the said fee, namely:- Table-1 +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | | Type of vehicle | Base rate of fee per km for the | | | | base year 2007-08 (in Rupees) | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | (1) | | (2) | +=====+=========================================================+================================================+ | Car, Jeep, Van or Light Motor Vehicle | 0.65 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Light Commercial Vehicle, Light Goods Vehicle or Mini Bus | 1.05 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Bus or Truck (Two Axles) | 2.20 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Three-axle commercial vehicles | 2.40 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Heavy Construction Machinery (HCM) or Earth Moving Equipment | 3.45 | | (EME) or Multi Axle Vehicle (MAV) (four to six axles) | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Oversized Vehicles (seven or more axles) | 4.20 | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ 1. The fee to be levied and collected hereunder shall be due and payable at the Fee Plaza for net road length specified for such Fee Plaza(s) namely: Table-2 +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length (in km) for which Fee is | Rate at which fee is payable | | | payable | | +===========================================================+==============================================+================================================+ | At Km. 14.900 (Design Chainage) of NH- 12 | 57.625 | 100% for four or more lane, of | | (New NH-52) near Kishorepura Village, Bundi | [Excluding length of Bypass | the base rates mentioned in | | district of Rajasthan. | (costing >10 Cr.) and length of | Table-1 above | | | structures (>60m)] | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ 2. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the bypass costing Rs 10 crore or more at the following Fee Plaza for net bypass length specified for such Fee Plaza(s) : Table-3 +-----------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Name of | Taking | Merging | Length and Cost of bypass for which | Rate at which fee is payable | | | the | Off | at | additional fee is payable | | | | Bypass | | | (Excluding length of structures (>60m)] | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------+--------------------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Length (in Km.) | Cost (in Rs. Crore) | | +===========================================================+============+===========+==========+====================+=====================+================================================+ | At Km. 14.900 (Design | Hindoli | 20.300 | 23.267 | 2.967 | 10.30 | 150% for four or more | | Chainage) of NH-12 (New NH- | Bundi | 40.315 | 46.300 | 4.718 | 55.90 | lane, of the base rates | | 52) near Kishorepura Village, | Kota | 67.570 | 83.042 | 15.364 | 55.87 | mentioned in Table-1 | | Bundi district of Rajasthan. | | | | | | above | +-----------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------+--------------------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Total | | | | 23.049 | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+------------+-----------+----------+--------------------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+ 3. In addition to above, the following fee shall also be due and payable for the use of the following structures having length more than 60m at the following Fee Plaza(s), by converting the length of structures into an equivalent length of highway by multiplying the length of such structures by an equalisation factor of 10: - Table-4 +-----------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Location of Fee Plaza (chainage) | Length of structures (in km) | Equivalent | Rate at which fee is payable | | | to be converted into | road length (in | | | | equivalent road length | km) | | +===========================================================+=============================================+==============================================+================================================+ | At Km. 14.900 (Design | 2.136 | 21.36 | 100% for four or more | | Chainage) of No.12 (New NH-52) near | | | lanes, of the base rates | | Kishorepura Village, Bundi district of | | | mentioned in Table-1 | | Rajasthan | | | above | +-----------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ ^The details are as under: - Design Chainage as per Agreement +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | S.No.| Centre of structure | Starting Chainage | End Chainage | Type of structure | Length | | | | | | | (Km) | +=====+===================+==================+==================+====================+================+ | 1. | 25.430 | 25.399 | 25.460 | Half Flyover | 0.0301** | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 2. | 28.341 | 28.283 | 28.399 | Major Bridge | 0.116 | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 3. | 36.132 | 36.102 | 36.162 | Flyover | 0.0602* | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 4. | 40.536 | 40.5 | 40.572 | Half Flyover | 0.036** | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 5. | 41.180 | 41.142 | 41.719 | Tunnel (Twin Tube) | 1.077 | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 6. | 43.680 | 43.644 | 43.716 | Flyover | 0.072 | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 7. | 46.180 | 46.139 | 46.221 | Flyover | 0.082 | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 8. | 48.622 | 48.527 | 48.717 | ROB | 0.190 | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 9. | 53.825 | 53.777 | 53.873 | Major Bridge | 0.096 | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 10. | 57.833 | 57.785 | 57.881 | Major Bridge | 0.096 | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 11. | 62.233 | 62.177 | 62.289 | Major Bridge | 0.113 | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 12. | 62.267 | 62.237 | 62.297 | Flyover | 0.0602* | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 13. | 68.650 | 68.614 | 68.686 | Half Flyover | 0.036** | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 14. | 82.310 | 82.239 | 82.382 | Half Flyover | 0.0715** | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ | Total | | | | | 2.136 | +-----+-------------------+------------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------+ ** At Km. 25.430, 40.536, 68.650 and 82.310, these are unidirectional flyover and Hence average length i.e half is considered as an equivalent 4-lane structure. 4. The rate of monthly pass for a person who owns a mechanical vehicle registered for non-commercial purposes and resides within a distance of twenty kilometres from the fee plaza is Rs.340.00 (Rupees Three Hundred and Forty only) for the year 2025-26 and is subject to revision every year as per the provisions of the said rules. 5. For multiple journeys on the highway section, passes shall be issued at the following rates, namely: - Table-5 +-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Amount Payable | Maximum number of one way | Period of validity | | | journeys allowed | | +===============================================+==========================================+================================================+ | One and half times of the fee for one way | Two | Twenty four hours from the time | | journey | | of payment | +-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Two-third of amount of the fee payable for | Fifty | One month from date of | | fifty single journeys | | payment | +-----------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ 6. Fee for commercial vehicle (excluding vehicles plying under National permit) registered in the district where the fee plaza falls shall be 50% of the specified rate for that category of vehicle provided no service road or alternative road is available for use of such commercial vehicles. 7. The driver or owner or a person in charge of a mechanical vehicle which is loaded in excess of permissible load specified for its category, shall be liable to pay fee for entering the overloaded vehicle on the National Highway to the fee collecting agency, equal to the fee specified in sub-rule 1A of rule 10 of the said rules, and shall not be entitled to make use of the highway section unless the excess load has been removed from such mechanical vehicle. 8. All definitions including category of mechanical vehicles, its permissible load, category of exempted vehicles, service road, alternative road, etc. shall be as per definitions specified in the said rules. 9. The fee rates shall be displayed for information of the users in accordance with rule 12 of the said rules. 10. Based on the base rate of fee per kilometer for the base year 2007-08 as mentioned in Table-1 above, the actual amount of fee to be charged from the mechanical vehicles and the discounts will be calculated by the Authority on the basis of the completed length of the section and revised annually in accordance with the rule 5 of the said rules and the same shall be published in at least one newspaper in English and vernacular language. 11. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rupees 1052.16 crore. The capital cost is subject to variation as the activities of land acquisition, utility shifting, tree cutting, etc. are yet to be completed. The Authority shall maintain a record of the recovery of capital cost through user fee realised. [F. No. 22023/1/Publication of Draft Fee Notification/E-258892] CHETNA NAND SINGH, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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